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The three-point line in the pro game may be more distant than that at the college level, but has the longer arc introduced by the NCAA a few years ago made it easier to identify potential NBA marksmen?

The Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder are meeting for a spot in the Western Conference Finals just two years after finishing in the league's bottom five. How unusual is such rapid improvement?

The numbers suggest that the Miami Heat has had problems all season long defending teams with two high-scoring guards because if its inability to hide defensive liability Mike Bibby. The Boston Celtics, with Rajon Rondo rolling lately, qualify as a problem.

During this season's playoffs, All-Stars have scored a higher percentage of their teams' points than during the regular season. While that may sound common, recent history shows that it is not the norm.